Military Obesity Doubles Since 2003

[unhappycamper]

Military Obesity Doubles Since 2003
February 11, 2009
Agence France-Presse

Since the start of the Iraq War in 2003 the number of overweight and obese US military has doubled, in keeping with the national trend but also due to the stress of deployment, a Pentagon study said.

"In the past decade among active military members in general, the percent of military members who experienced medical encounters for overweight/obesity has steadily increased; and since 2003, rates of increase have generally accelerated," said the report published in January.

In 1998, the number of military personnel diagnosed overweight or obese stood at 25,652, or 1.6 percent of the entire armed forces. In 2003, it increased to 34,333 (2.1 percent), and from then to 2008 the number doubled to 68,786 (4.4 percent of the total).

A 2005 poll of the US military established that "stress and return from deployment were the most frequently cited reasons for recent weight gain," the report said.

The US military has shown signs of overall exhaustion after years of deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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[Serial Mom]

1. Could it be the processed food KBR feeds them?

I know stress increases weight in most people, but bad processed foods also adds a lot of weight! KBR and Halliburton are in it ONLY for the profits which are guaranteed!

[Donnachaidh]

2. Do they factor in the CRAP food provided by the contractors?

Pre-processed crap isn't healthy, and causes people to gain weight.

[Serial Mom]

3. We thought the same thing....

And they are making TONS of MONEY serving processed crap along with phantom meals!

[TygrBright]

4. Industrially produced, anutritious, foodlike substances will do that to people. n/t